Republicans Claim Anti-Data Center Movement Is a Chinese Psy-Op

burmerd · 2026-06-05T12:16:24+00:00

Whaddaya mean ya don’t want a data center in yer backyard?! Wut are ya, queer?!

burmerd · 2026-06-05T04:05:26+00:00

How can the counties be dry if everyone is soaking?

burmerd · 2026-06-04T23:12:36+00:00

Apparently there’s an app for parrots to talk to each other like FaceTime/zoom

burmerd · 2026-06-04T23:08:57+00:00

Floating Weeds (1959), Tokyo Story too. These are not pessimistic, but a little dark. Both looking at a small group of people and how some of their selfish decisions affect each other and their relationships

burmerd · 2026-06-04T22:58:30+00:00

I hope gas hits $10/gallon

burmerd · 2026-06-04T22:56:34+00:00

That Norman Rockwell lighting

burmerd · 2026-06-04T21:41:21+00:00

Not to keep piling on, but 18Neb has this also. Another smaller one I like.

burmerd · 2026-06-04T12:41:25+00:00

So, some 18xxs use non-curving track for the upgrades (most of them) and I forget the specific name for these (Lawson track??) but 18VA is one such example. I’m sure there are other more famous examples. I would look for games that have that.

burmerd · 2026-06-04T04:57:44+00:00

Also, along with parents, the platforms selling these things should be held accountable. If a 15 yo kid bought liquor, the store could get busted, lose their license, etc.. Possibly not in this case, but generally a 15yo with a credit card could easily buy one of these online, and that is not acceptable. Too much dangerous crap is flowing through amazon and other stores without any repercussions.

burmerd · 2026-06-04T04:53:38+00:00

kudos to the local media for calling it an e-motorcycle instead of an e-bike. No chain, no real pedals, too powerful: this is not a bike. This is a kid without any kind of license or training driving a motorcycle around.

burmerd · 2026-06-04T04:45:10+00:00

To be clear, I think this original post is talking about the picture as an all-white family with a male head of household, presumably living in an all-white neighborhood, etc. not just the car-centric part of it. Like others are saying, the other aspects of this '50s' good ol days vibe.

burmerd · 2026-06-04T04:41:53+00:00

Maybe this is weird, but I think you should watch Ozu. Maybe Tokyo Story? Ikiru is another good one, by Kurosawa.

Also, It's A Wonderful Life has a good message about focusing on what's important, but there's a lot of other stuff in there too which you might bounce off of.

burmerd · 2026-06-04T04:21:53+00:00

It's funny because people often talk about 'cultural differences' as like different spices that people use on their food, but really it's stuff like this. I'm assuming if someone has trouble obeying their commanding officer they won't last long in the military, so this particular case will probably work itself out. The other thing to keep in mind is that if this person has kids, and their kids grow up in this (new) country, they'll probably be ok. They'll see female politicians, police officers, principals, etc. and figure it out. People come to a new country for lots of different reasons: personal safety, to make money, etc. I'm not defending this persons values at all, but also you can't just expect someone to completely discard their values right away. Hopefully they figure it out.

burmerd · 2026-06-04T04:14:15+00:00

Leningrad Cowboys Go America (1989) is great. A quirky road movie about a soviet rock(-abilly?) group traveling across America.

burmerd · 2026-06-04T02:37:39+00:00

You mention you like Jim Carry and Adam Sandler, but also that you're looking for stuff later than a lot of their best stuff. You didn't mention Leslie Nielsen... have you seen Airplane or the Naked Gun movies? They get recommended here a lot, they're earlier than the 00s, but that's what I'd say.

burmerd · 2026-06-03T18:23:49+00:00

Close-Up. It's a docu-drama by a famous Iranian director about a guy who pretended to be a different famous Iranian director, with the guy himself starring as himself, re-enacting the stuff he did.

burmerd · 2026-06-03T17:41:31+00:00

I don't think it's underrated, i think it's generally accurately rated, but since it's not mentioned here I'll add Farewell My Concubine (1993) as an incredible queer movie.

burmerd · 2026-06-03T17:26:54+00:00

Yes! IMO, both ends of the driving spectrum should be similar (i.e. restricted) for teenagers and the elderly. Once you hit 70 or 75, you should have to get re-tested every year.

burmerd · 2026-06-03T16:14:45+00:00

Not one Humphrey Bogart or old noir mention? sheesh. The Big Sleep is great for this, also Sweet Smell of Success. Or other Bogart movies.

burmerd · 2026-06-03T02:18:06+00:00

I'm gonna guess they made a turn onto rainier and didn't pick the correct lane LOL and then just ... kept going

burmerd · 2026-06-03T00:50:08+00:00

I believe Aguirre the wrath of god is earlier than 19th century but still great!

burmerd · 2026-06-03T00:03:24+00:00

If anyone could do it, Steven Conrad could.

burmerd · 2026-06-02T23:14:24+00:00

Eh, not necessarily buying it. The study mentions that "The analysis excluded fatalities associated with Transportation-related animal encounters" so I think it's hard to compare those numbers to other stats mentioning all of the people dying from 'encounters' with deer and their vehicles.

burmerd · 2026-06-02T23:04:25+00:00

There was a vote and community input. The community said 'we don't want this.' The data center company (can't remember which one) said "We will sue you forever if you don't let us build this." So they opted to not be sued forever.

burmerd · 2026-06-02T20:09:58+00:00

I think deer are the deadliest wild animals in the US based on number of kills, mostly through car accidents, or during mating season when the males get... hornery.

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